AWARDS & EVENTS
CSSR Best Paper Award
Assoc Prof David Ng Ching Yat, Dr Lau Teck Chai, MBA
student Yuen Mun Kwun and alumnus Lim Boon Keong, all from or formerly
of the Faculty of Accountancy and Management (FAM), won the Best Paper
Award in the 3rd International Conference on Science and Social Research
(CSSR) held at The Everly, Putrajaya from 6 to 7 December 2016.
The international conference was organised by Universiti Teknologi MARA
(UiTM) and the Institute of Research Management and Innovation (IRMI).
The objective of the conference was to facilitate the publication of
research findings in high quality journals and enhance the visibility of
researchers. This conference serves as a platform that enables
researchers to present their findings and share innovative ideas,
knowledge and technologies, all while expanding their social network
beyond their areas of expertise.
The researchers submitted to the
conference their paper titled "A study on the Performance and Risk
Diversification Benefits of Real Estate Investment Trusts in Malaysia",
which focused on utilising the Sharpe, Treynor and Jensen measures to
investigate the risk diversification benefits of Real Estate Investment
Trusts (REITs). The findings from the paper provide a clear
understanding and comprehension of REITs performance to portfolio
managers and investors as a possible investment.
At the same
event, Ng also won the Best Presenter Award.